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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

Never seeing a snake charm an
animal l concluded it was a negro
superstition or fancy. devoid Of
fact, says a writer in Forest and
Stream. So l continued to think
till few days ago, when a farmer
friend of mine, living four miles
south of Abilene, told me what he
had lately witnessed. He said he
was riding along on prairie and
saw prairie dog within few feet
of him which refused to.scamper to
his hole, as prairie dogs usually do
when approached by man; on the
contrary, he sat transfixed to the
spot, though making a constant
nervous, shuddering motion as if
anxious to get away. My friend
thought this was strange, and while
considering the spectacle he pres
emily saw large rattlesnake cOiled
up under some bushes, his head
uplifted, about six or seven feet
from the dog, which still needed
him not, but looked steadily upon
the snake. He dismounted took
the dog by the head and thrust him
off, when the snake, which had up
to that moment remained quiet,
Immediately swelled with rage and
began sounding his rattles. The
prairie dog for some time seemed
benumbed, hardly capable of mo-
ton, but grew better, and finally
got into his hole. My friend then
killed the rattler. Now, was this
a case of charming? If not, what
was it? My friend who told me
this is named John Irving Mcclure.
farmer, well known to me, good
and truthful man. / now give it
up that snakes do indeed charm or
so paralyze birds and little ami
mails with terror when they catch
their eye that they become helpless
and motionless, almost as good as
dead. What say the scientists?
And to one who is familiar with
the eyes of rattlesnakes it does not
seem unreasonable that they should
have such power. If you will ex-
anime the eyes of one when he is
cold in death you will perceive that
it has an extremely malignant and
terrible expression. When he Is
alive and excited | known of moth
ing in all nature of SO dreadful an
appearance as the eye of the rattle
snake. 1t is enough to strike not
only birds and little animals, but
men with nightmare. / have on
several occasions examined them
closely with strong glasses, and feel
with all force what | state, and !
will tell you that there are few men
on the face Of the earth who can
look upon an angered rattlesnake
through good class-bringing him
apparently within foot or two OF
the eye-and stand it more than a
| moment.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
BUTTONS FROM BLOOD.

A retired member of "the finest
is about to engage in a new, queer,
odoriferous but paying business.
He is going to make earrings and
buttons from blood. Near Chi
:ago," said he, ''there is a factory
that employs 100 people who make
buttons from the waste animal
blood that comes from the abattrois
near by. Hirst, the man who intro
duced the industry in America, lost
heavily at it in the beginning, but
is now immensely wealthy. l have
a son who worked in the Bridgeport
factory and understands the bust
ness thoroughly, and l think there s
millions in it. Not only buttons
are made of blood ). but earrings,
brooches, belt-clasps, combs and
other little things Of the same class.
In England there are lots of these
factories. In the Bridgeport factory
they use about 10000 gallons OF
blood per day. Only fresh beef
blood is used. Pigs blood, it is
belived, would answer fully as we'll
but it costs too much to collect it,
During the drying process much OF
the blood evaporates, but what re-
mains is pure albumen.
81 shall have an improvement on
the business as done in the West
however. / will do only custom
trade. For the lovesick maiden
will make a brooch. of her lovers
blood or a pair Of bangles of her
rivals gore, which she can wear as
the Indians wear the scalps of their
victims-as trophies. 'Coppers
who club inoffensive citizens car
nave their victims blood converted
into buttons for their coats, ant
keep an acuratc account of theil
little affrays. Sullivan. kilrain anc
Mitchell can have clasps for theil
diamond belts made of each other
blood, while the public generally
can follow any fancy that may
seize it, and have rs much. and IA:
many blood-curdling, or rather
curdl blood, devices as the emer
gency or its pleasure may demand
Do l think it will pay? l bet
could make years living from The
vets who went to California th'
other day, for / heard several o
them say that they meant to brins
home much blood."-N. Y. Mai
and Exnress.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

We stand in our own sunshine
oftener than others do.
1t is the little things that are the
most wonderful and difficult; it is
possible for human enterprise to
make mountain, but impossible to
make an oyster.
There is nothing so necessary as
necessity; without it, mankind
would have ceased to exist years
ago.
The heart gets weary, but never
gets old.
If man is right, he can't be too
radical; if wrong, he can't be too
conservative.
The silent man may be overlooked
now, but he will get a hearing by
and by.
Method and dispatch govern the
world. :.
You can outlive a SANDER in halt
the time you can outargue It,
Uncle Esek, in Century.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
Bees Among the SlavA

The Slavs, and especially the
Poles and Southern Russians, have
been known for centuries as being
affectionately attached to bees.
They believe the little insects to be
possessed of an ability to distin-
guish between virtuous people and
people of loose morals, and main
tain that virtuous brides and tenn
perate bridegrooms will never be
touched by the little honey-makers.
On the other hand, if the bride is
not virtuous or the bridegroom a
drunkard, the bees will let them
feel all the vigor of their stings,
the peasants say. 1t is for this
reason then that the bees play a
conspicuous part in the peasant
love stories, and tests of virtue with
the aid of bees frequently accom-
pany betrothals and weddings in
Russia and Polish villages. An
eyewitness describes one Of such
tests as IOllOWS.
Several years ago, in a village
in Southern Russia, / attended q
most amusing test to which a young
girl subjected her betrothed. II
was Sunday. Followed by throng
of village swains and beauties the
bride led the young man to lime
tree of which a young swarm OF
bees had taken possession shortly
before. She led the lad under the
tree and stepped aside with he.
companions. The lad assumed an
audacious posture and gazed def
antly at the bee swarm. Soon o
general commotion arose in the bee
republic. The eyes of the observ'
ING crowd, which stood at some
distance, were fixed with anxiety
and excitement ON the bees and
bridegroom. Some Of the bees
parted buzzing angrily from the
swarm and finally nestled on the
hair of the lad, but he stood erect
like a pole of oak. The fellow even
opened his mouth as if saying: ~
am willing to swallow the entire
swarm, if need be p The bees
swarmed and buzzed around hi
head. Devout silence reigned IN
the gathering and only the bride
BETRAYED some fear that the test
might prove fatal to her lover. bu'
in the long run the bees began te
return to their nest and singularly
the lad came out Of the test with
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
He Fell Motionless.

The sun had set, and it was even
ing, when they stood beneath the
arbor. 1t is a somewhat remarka-
BILE fact that evenings and sunsets
and arbor meetings should occur
with such unvarying simultaneous
ness.
"Algernon," she whispered, and
a piece of chewing gum turned the
whisper into a sibilant sizzle, "you
are here on schedule time"
"You bet," he murmured in re-
ply. "But bark hear footsteps. "
She hardened as requested, and
suddenly grasping his wrist, she
said in a terrified whisper:
at is father Fly! Fly !"
Gertrude, my name is Kennedy,
I have buniOns, and | know, alas
too well, that were / to attempt to
fly / would make fizzle of it. ]
must stand my ground"
The old man strobe into the ar.
Dor, straight to where Algernon
stood.
"Ha!" he said, $50 it's you
young man, is it? Well, how are
you? Glad to see you. How is
your folks?"
"They're WE'LL" gasped Algernon'
"That's good. Well, Iii leave
you. but. if you and Gertie take my
advice, you'll 60 right up into the
parlor. You're likely to catch your
death of cold out here"
The young man fell to the ground
~, az ioaAlooo
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
Politeue0.

It is said that Louis XIV, the
most naughty and magnificent mon
arch of modern times, used to lift
his hat even to the female servants
of his court. If 80. no man need
think that he derogates from his
dignity by keeping his hat off in a
respectable shop when he is served
by q woman. Even in business in
tercourse politeness need not be
banished. In England, for instance,
checks are marked PAY to-" In
France they are worded. "veuiiez
payer"-'Please to pay" kindly
pay" etc.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
Infant Theology.

A small boy not far from Boston
was the other day guilty of some
outrageous mischief, which he per-
formed alone in a closed room, but
which was quickly brought to his
door. When his mother remon-
strated with the youth he met her
reproof by the bold assertion:
"You didn't see me do it?"
NO." she replied solemnly, "but
God did"
"Well," the urchin retorted with
an air of contemptuous superiority,
81 guess God amt going round Civ
ing away all he sees in this home" "
Boston Courier.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

with her body. The lady's left hand
should rest upon the gentleman's
arm about four inches from the
shoulder. Her right arm should
be held out perfectly straight at an
angle of about 45 degrees from the
body. Her right hand should rest
in the gentleman's left palm with
the knuckles -uppermost. 1t is nec-
essary that the lady shall not bend
her right elbow. otherwise they will
fail to give the mutual support
which is a requisite of good dane
ing.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

out receiving single sting. Then
the bride was called on by the crowd
to stand the bee test. Conscious
of her virtue the little 17-year-old
maiden approached the oracular
tree, clapped her hands as if defy
ing the stinging creatures, and
looked around. The bees did not
touch her, and tired Of standing
and waiting she jumped to the side
of her lover, embraced him, and
exclaimed amid blissful tears You
shall be my husband, Stepan you
are no drunkard ="
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
Earned All He Was Worth.

Some few days ago a placard ap-
peared in the window of a large
hardware store, which bore upon
it's snow-white surface in black let
ters the legend, "Boy Wanted" In
answer to this call for help a ver-
liable street arab went into the
store, and. going up to the junior
member of the firm, said:
81 came to see about that job. "
"Well." said the proprietor, look
ing the little ragmuffin over from
head to foot, "you know, We don't
pay much here, and besides that, if
you came to work in a nice store
like this you would have to dress
better"
"Oh, yes, l know that" returned
the gamin, "but how much do yer
pay?
"Two dollars week." returned
the proprietor.
"Oh, l couldn't think of working
for that" said the gamin, "for l can
make more every week now"
"Well," said the proprietor, ~
did not think you could, but when
| first went to work got only $1.5O
week"
The arab sized the speaker up
from head to foot, and then, giving
his head a toss and edging toward
the door, he said:
"Weil, perhaps that was all you
was worth"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
GIRLS WHO BET.


One of the most bewitching of
the Herald's reporters started out
yesterday to interview the "girls"
on racing, race tracks, race horses
and their theories thereon.
He found that one of the best
known of the fair track frequenters
said she was not y backer of horses,
but always planked down her chips
on Garrison and Mclaughlin. She
made something in the year, but
not much.
81 choose a gray horse, and if I
can't get that bay" said youth
ful maiden, with glory of rich au-
burn hair.
The next was pretty little light
opera chorister, who saves up her
money and goes to the track to
spend it.
81 sleep on a stale crumb of
bread" she remarked, "and then
dream, and ! generally dream win
ners."
"And if you don't dream win
ner. How then?"
"Oh, then l just get my race card
and shut my eyes and take a pin
and run through the card, and then
| back the horse nearest where the
pin runs through. But that's not
so lucky as dreaming"
Yet another set there are of bet
ting women. These are of the we'll
known class who take tips from
touts and hang on the skirts of
newspaper men and jockeys for in
formation. Some of these are wo-
men who would scorn TO demean
themselves to any one outside of
the track, but when within that
magic circle will grovel and cringe
to obtain "a tip"
Take all these classes of women
and come to the practical point.
Do they win?
Not cent. Of course they make
a little once in awhile, but i'm the
main they lose steadily right along.
"And yet" said one of the finest
sporting men in this city they go
away dead broke, the next day they
return again with plenty of money
to keep up the game"
How do they bet? Almost any
thing 81 (when they combine) to
800. Sometimes they embark on
q mutual, but rarely. Women pre-
fer the bookmarker. They like to
know the odds, and consider taking
them the easiest way Of playing.
The real betting woman turns pp
her nose at her sister who bets n
pair of gloves, although twelve
button clause may have been in
serted i'm the bet.
When women first took regularly
to attending the race tracks the
most exciting scenes would result.
They were wont to rise in their
; seats, and, in shrill and piercing
tones, summon the fancy horse on
to win. But they have become
acclimatized now, and many of
them watch the race coolly and
carefully from beginning to end,
noting each change in the position
of the horses.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

Socially, politically and histor-
ically the Cherokees are an inter-
esting study. The Cherokee Nation
is a political anomaly. Situated
almost in the center of this cOun-
try, neither a state nor a territory,
and claiming almost absolute SOW
reignty, immunities that no other
people in this country are heir to
and privileges foreign to our form
of government, the Cherokees may
be said to be in many respects a
favored people. The Cherokees
know a good thing when they. see
it, and having good thing in their
present condition, they aim to hold
on to it. The CherOkees enjoy
local self-government, which is
maintained without public taxation.
The rights of person and property
are protected, yet the protection
costs the protected nothing. What
other people in the United States
are blessed to this extent? The
Cherokees have schools, seminaries,
asylums and penitentiary, yet their
maintenance does not cost the cit
izens a cent. And yet there is very
little difference between the So
called Cherokees and the people of
the neighboring States and Terri
tories. One might imagine before
visiting the Cherokee Nation that
the Cherokees were red Indians.
Such, however, is not the case.
The modern Cherokees are mostly
white men, natives of the different
States and of European countries.
There are few full-blooded Chero-
KEGS left. You would have to search
the nation to find one. 1t is alleged
that there are few full-blood set
Elements on the Grand and Cana
dian rivers, but people familiar with
every nook and corner i'm the ma
ton inform me that those who are
called full-bloods are really not
more than half-breeds. The pop
ulation Of the Cherokee Nation is
about 1000. The nation compri-
ses II 100000 acres of some of the
finest land in the world. OF this
100000 are occupied 100000
are leased to cattle syndicates. The
Cherokee country is rich in min.
eral resources. Some of the finest
coal beds in the country are now
in process of development. 1t is
we'll wooded, we'll watered, and is
equally applicable to cattle-raisine
or agriculture. The land is held
in common. Any Cherokee citizen
can cultivate as much land as he
feels like, provided he does not in.
fringe on the claim of his neighbor
He can fence in any amount Of un-
occupied domain he deseres to cul
tivate, but must leave space of a
quarter of a mile between his fence
and that of the next plantation
This vacant space is used as com
mon for grazing and road purposes
1t is nothing uncommon to find g
5OO-acre plantation, luxuriant with
corn. wheat, rye, vegetables, orch
ards and all other products Of the
farm. The land is we'll cultivated
the most improved machinery is il
common use, the fences are sub
stantial and compact, and prosper
ity is everywhere apparent.-Cor
st. Louis Republican.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

The KEYSTONE has long been ackn0w-
edged to be the sole representative OF the
Great Upper Wood River and Sawtootii
mining regions, and located as II is In the
very heart Of the most promising mining
country on the face Of the earth. anu lcav'
ing nothing undone to present its readers q
complete synopsis of all mining news ana
developments. as well as matters Of local
importance in the growth Of ketchum. the
future metropolis of Idaho. il is an invalua-
bile guide for capital and informant to the
settler Of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for il, read il. end lei your friends
read what may benefit them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

The Dancing Masters Conven-
ton in New York, September 14th
decided the correct position for
waltzing. The gentleman should
hold the lady with his right forearm,
placing his hand fiat against the
back. No part of his arm above
the elbow should come in contact
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
" S"uHklNG CLASSES AIIEN1oN!

s,h en,rI Low prepared to furnish all classes
hue. or rsoythent soent at home. the whole of the
hss iot, thelr spare moments. Business
" sas;l, ana profitable. Persons of either
..rsaing earn from 50 cents to S. 90 Der
heI sno proportional sum bv devot-
ssls earn AM ume TO the business. Bows and
,slo See t me nearly as much as men. That all
y, the I,,s BIS may send their address. and
luch A. a1 business. We make this o9er' To
one dolls,s !. not well satisfied we will send
ful par,;ov9 pr, 70 pay for the trouble of writing
Gepcs and outfit free, Address
'iissox & Co., Portland. Maine.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
Knew Where He Stood.

YOU'D better look out" said
Johnny's big sister, ''or I'll tell
mother on you"
81 don't care"
"Oh, you naughty boy, | know
better than that"
81 don't care if We do teller,
cause mas got the rheumatism to-
day. and it won't be comfortable
for her to turn me over her knee.
Merchant Traveller.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15
was WOrtl

There is nothing in this world
that is meaner than . liar, unless,
perhaps, II is another liar.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-10-15

"No, George, 4 do not think !
could ever be happy with you"
"Why not?"
because you have no poetry in
your nature"
"It is all for your sake that don't
write poetry
"Why is that?"
because your father would never
let you marry poet. They are al
ways so confounded poor. ."-Mer-
chant Traveller.
A California newspaper has sus-
pended, and its owner gives as a
reason that the real estate boom
has robbed him of his entire staff.
including his Office boy.
The little king of Spain is cutting
his teeth. Here's hoping that there
is a wisdom tooth as big as ham,
mer head in the lot.
While the lamps of city belong
to a company, it seems that many
city officials have q lean on the
posts of the lamps.
When q bank boodler skips to
Canada now it 10 In order 70 ask:
Wal II, the lady or the ti&eri
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-16
CINCINNATrS CENTENNIAL.
Indiana Commissioners of the Proposed Expo
sition Meet and Effect an Organization.

Tie honorary commissioners appointed by the
Governor to represent the State in connection
with the Cincinnati Centennial Exposition, which
il to be held next year in commemoration of
the founding of the Northwestern Territory.
met at the Bates House yesterday
afternoon. Levi c. Goodale, one of
the Cincinnati commissioners, was present
aud explained what his board expected from
Indiana. The applications for space, he said,
are so numerous from other States that were
not part of the territory, that it is the desire
of the exposition commissioners to have In
diana, Illinois and Wisconsin thoroughly or
eanized at once that each can be creditably
represented Requests from Pennsylvania.
Kansas and Tennessee to have represen tatives
equal footing with the States Immediately
interested have led to a larger scope in making
the event one of national significance. The In
diana commissioners elected the following:
Presdent-Frankn Landers, of Indianapolis.
Vicepresident-A- A. Barnes, of indianapolis.
Secretary-J G. Shanklin, of Evansville.
The other mmissioners Governor Gray
N. Cadwallader. of Union City and j. w.
Grubbs. of Richmond 1t suggested that
the Governor should be asked to appoint several
adjunct commissioners, who would take an in
terest in securing exhibits of the industrial
progress of Indiana A feature OF the exposi-
ton will be q collection of articles that belonged
TO the pioneer period of the Northwest. Meet
ings of the Indiana commissioners are to be held
at the call of the president.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-16
The Same Combination Reversed.

Denver Republican.
Although the Democrats carried Indiana and
Connecticut in 1884. any well-lnformed member
of the Democratic party must admit that they
are both doubtful now. The enormous gains of
the Republicans in Massachusetts, indicate that
a similar change of sentiment regarding Cleve-
land may have been developed in Connecticut
In Indiaua the Democrats have lost terribly by
the death of Hendricks. His influence in thas
State was very great. Even If there were
other reasons to conclude that the Democrats
have lost ground in Indiana, the loss of the in
auence of Hendricks In favor of the Democratic
ticket would make that State doubtful.
But it is well known that in Indiana there has
been great dissatisfaction with Cleveland. A
year ago, at the time of the defeat of Morrison
in Illinois and the narrow escape of Carlisle in
Kentucky, it would have been impossl BILE for
Cleveland to have carried Indiana He has
probably strengthened himself somewhat since
that time, but it leaves tho odds against him
still
This view of the situation brings Joseph R.
Hawley, of Connecticut, prominently forward
as a possible candidate in the that the
uomin nation is not given to Blaine His nomi-
nation would be almost sure to remove Con-
necticut from the list of doubtful States and
place it in the Repu blican column. This would
confne the contest to Indiana, and Hawley
there would develop all the strength of the Re-
publican party II Harrison were nominated
for Vice president with him he would almost
certainly carry Indiana.